NatureServe Conservation Status

Reasons: Oceanic distribution is nearly worldwide, but the number of nesting sites is few; many nesting areas have few breeding females and suffer from some human predation; range and number of occurrences have undergone reduction; recent severe population declines at some nesting locations.

Intrinsic Vulnerability: Highly vulnerable

Environmental Specificity: Very narrow to narrow.

Other Considerations: Individuals may move hundreds to thousands of kilometers between nesting beaches and distant marine waters; this increases vulnerability to incidental take.